And under
the tilt
of this
jasper
moon,

in angel
folly,

your body
falls in
complete
surrender
to me.

and the
taste
of your
honey suckle
lips,

captures
me in
time and
consequence.

suspended
in all
that is
around
me ..

that
is you.

from
eternity
and back
again.

the ripples
between
the moments
I think
of you
like half
dreamt
dreams

that lie
lovely
in the
wind.

and this
moment
is all
that
my
heart
can be..

your eyes
are all
that my
soul
reaches

to see.

tonight...

Sometimes
I wonder
if love is
worth
fighting
for, but
then I
remember
your face
and I am
ready
for war.

I cannot
tell you
how many
times a
day   I
wonder
where you
are, what
you're
doing,
and   if
you're
happy.

It's agonizing -- to love someone this much and be unable to express to them... to hold so much love inside that it's eating
you alive and to be completely helpless to do anything about it.
                                                             ­                               Jon York  2019

Did you know that I know you?
better than you know yourself,
and without doubt, more than
any single other body has ever
known any single other body
in the history of this world or
any other. I know  before  you
know when your heart reaches
out  and  I  know  without  you
requiring  the  assistance  of   a
glance  or  gaze  when  you  are
scared  or  lonely,  or  tired   or  
hungry, or angry or worried, or  
blinded by absolute excitement.

Did you know I am  yours?  Did
you  know  that  I will always be
yours?  Did  you know  I waited
my  entire  life  to  have  you  be
mine again?  Did  you?

I would do any, whatever and all
things  as   long  as  doing  them
meant  doing  them   with   you.

I  love  us  for  the  way  our  eyes
make  love  to  each  others   souls.
                                                          ­                           Jon York    2019

rogue
smiles,

tender
lolly pop

kisses
shared,

tell
our full
measure.

fingers
entwined
as we
sleep.

I reach
to pull
you close.

the moonlight
caresses

our entangled
silhouettes,


and again
like a
miracle,


it is
true,

I witness
it.

this
diamond
studded
sky has
lost
it's

universal
presence.


for it
pales in
comparison

to the
moments

you lie
over me.

and all I
see
is the

canopy
of you.

This night
in you,


After Glow

when the

rains come
in the
wink
of an eye,

we crusade
into the black

catching each
droplet
of the wet night
upon our
tongues.

then savoring
the taste
together


deeply sweetly
between our
lips..

seeking our
salvation
humble
and as a
servant
to each other's
souls..

through
cimarron canyon

early morning

grass

we walk


bare toes
in flight.

clouds
swollen
bellies
itching
to give
birth..

and there
behind
your eyes

naked
unafraid,

you
find
me...

in all

that you

dream,



with your

eyes

closed

and your lips

pressed

against mine.



I feel them.

and your

passion is

the ties

that bind

us.



and the

sky may

turn to

rain

but I cannot

and will not

take the

coward's way

out and

ever let

go of you.



and all

my dreams

too will

come true.



at the

moment

you open

your eyes

to me.

Seeing your
eyes
breaking
dawn
as they
first awake,

reaching
to pull
your body
close
to mine,

the peeling
back of
emotion
upon our
lips,

the exhilaration
of my
tongue
dancing
with yours.

never missing
step always
yearning
for more.

losing my
hands deep
in your
angel
hair,

smelling
your scent
on me

like a warm

summer's rain.

love is
an angel
with full
wings
spread

faith
is it's
journey
that takes
our hearts

and destiny.

and love is

the seed
I give
you deep

this morning.

Fingers stretched
by fate
of open hands
lie still upon
the hillside
sloping grass,

hoping
to reach
out to you
and pull
you on
top of me..

my imagination
chasing teddy
bear clouds

running across
the open sky
that I wish
I could
see reflected
back at me
in your eyes.

lost for
a moment
in the
grey shadows
of this day.

I stop and
dream
of you.

and for
a moment
you are here.

and suddenly

it is like no

place I

have ever

known,

it must be

the moment

when everything

before us

dies.

and love

lies naked

in our

eyes.

and eternity
smiles.

And now  love

has taken

you this

distance,


and the

shadows

of your

innocence

have left

you with

gypsy

lines of

wisdom

upon your

face.

and faith

has given

you this

patience

to be

this certain

that this

love is

all you

will ever

want,

ever need.


and that

the taste

of his kisses

will never

leave your

lips,

and I

will forever listen

to your story,


and revisit

my prayers

for your

marriage

throughout

the day.

and though

I was never

to be

your forever after,


it has

been just

a simple

trust of

hearts

that you

have shown

myself to me,


and allowed

me to share

in your

joy.


and for

that my

friend


I will always

be most

grateful.

(for Patty)


25 years on

but a

moment,


the bonding

and nurturing

of two hearts

as one,


the fitting

and casting

of two

pieces of

clay

in God's

hands,


to form

the perfect

union of

heaven

and earth

in our

souls.


and the

words

"my wife"


I speak in

reverence,

and in

God's ears

I whisper

every night.


"I am not

worthy

to lie by

your side,


or dream

for a

moment

in your

loving eyes..


but I trust

in God's

plan he

will make

me a better

man ..

because one

moment

under the

morning star


he gave

me you.